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people had good memory of the mccain campaign. depressing was what many people -- how did you decide to take this slice of this amazing book that don heilemann and "game change: obama and the clintons, mccain and palin, and the race of a lifetime" 11 wrote? -- the greatest primary of our lifetime? how did you decide? >> part of it was the practical reality that we only had two hours to make a movie and we learned from recounts that if you have a story where a specific group of people in a clear hunk of time and clear beginning, middle and end that can make a good political movie -- we did look at the rest of the book but such a sweeping book it does need the sort of ken burns' many part multi part miniseries. i just thought the clinton/obama which would be a one we consider doing was a bit unwieldy. it was episodic. took place over the primary and lasted a couple years. might be a two partner in a way. there was something about this story and the specific kind of structure of it was from the place where it starts with being that f
people had good memory of the mccain campaign. depressing was what many people -- how did you decide to take this slice of this amazing book that don heilemann and "game change: obama and the clintons, mccain and palin, and the race of a lifetime" 11 wrote? -- the greatest primary of our lifetime? how did you decide? >> part of it was the practical reality that we only had two hours to make a movie and we learned from recounts that if you have a story where a specific group of...
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california, for instance, the kind of working relationship that we had and the history and also with senator mccain, i jumped in as soon as he declared because he has been a friend. and he has always been a senator who has tried to work on immigration reform, work on the environmental issues and energy issues and all the things i stand for. he was there in 2003 when i ran in the recall. he was 2005 for the special election, 2006 for the reelection and when we tried to pass environmental legislation to reduce greenhouse gas. he was very supportive in every step of the way so i jumped in and helped him right from the beginning. >> if you had been president four years ago, instead of barack obama, things have been different, you could have been if you had been born here. who knows. if you had been, do you honestly think you could have done any better than barack obama has done, inheriting such a huge financial mess? is the reality that whoever took over was going to be pretty much where he is now? what do you think? >> we maybe would have done things a little differently, but i can guarantee you that
california, for instance, the kind of working relationship that we had and the history and also with senator mccain, i jumped in as soon as he declared because he has been a friend. and he has always been a senator who has tried to work on immigration reform, work on the environmental issues and energy issues and all the things i stand for. he was there in 2003 when i ran in the recall. he was 2005 for the special election, 2006 for the reelection and when we tried to pass environmental...
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relationship that we had and the history and all of those things and also, for instance, with senator mccain, i jumped in there as soon as he declared because has been a friend and tried to work on immigration reform and tried to work on the environmental issues and energy issues and all the things i tan for and he was there in 2003 when i ran in the recall, he was there in 2005 for the special election. he was there again 2006 for the re-election and when we tried to pass legislation on environmental legislation, made commitments of reducing greenhouse gases. in all this he was supportive so i of course, jumped in and helped him right from the beginning. >> if you had been president four years ago, instead of barack obama, things would have been different if you had been born here, if you had been do you honestly think you could have done any better than barack obama has done inheriting such a huge financial messy is the reality that whoever took over was going to be pretty much where he is now? i mean what do you think? >> we maybe would have done things a little differently but i can guar
relationship that we had and the history and all of those things and also, for instance, with senator mccain, i jumped in there as soon as he declared because has been a friend and tried to work on immigration reform and tried to work on the environmental issues and energy issues and all the things i tan for and he was there in 2003 when i ran in the recall, he was there in 2005 for the special election. he was there again 2006 for the re-election and when we tried to pass legislation on...
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but do you think mccain's right? >> no, i don't think he is. it's maybe that romney can't do something himself. but if obama has a slipup, i mean that debate you referenced the gore-bush debate. i was at that debate and didn't realize what a spectacular disaster it was because i didn't hear the sigh. it was the sigh heard around the world when you were watching it at home on television. i think that damaged gore. he didn't recover from it in subsequent debates. if obama has that sort of a slipup, that can change the trajectory. i think more often than not, these debates aren't conclusive. if the debate isn't conclusive the race at this point goes to obama. >> i want to bring in governor jack markel. good to have you here. how important are these expectations? >> they certainly got a lot of play on the talk shows. but in the end i also give credit to the american people. they're going to sort it through. they've been sorting it through now for months. and certainly since the convention. it comes down to who's got the energy behind him. >> does m
but do you think mccain's right? >> no, i don't think he is. it's maybe that romney can't do something himself. but if obama has a slipup, i mean that debate you referenced the gore-bush debate. i was at that debate and didn't realize what a spectacular disaster it was because i didn't hear the sigh. it was the sigh heard around the world when you were watching it at home on television. i think that damaged gore. he didn't recover from it in subsequent debates. if obama has that sort of a...
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again, president obama interrupted john mccain routinely back in 2008. so we really have a recipe for some snujing back and forth. i don't know jim is going to be able to prevent that. it is a bigger deal for romney because he's behind in the polls and had that gaff a couple weeks ago. come off looking good or fall further in the pack >> that seems to be the general consensus. obama seems to be able to stay on the path, he should be fine. mitt romney needs the game change to happen. and campaign is building this up. they are the ones who are saying we're going to reboot. first it was the conventions, then the vice presidential pick. if he's not able to come out and he's done five full debate preps at this point. >> yeah. he may be too ready. >> yeah. he definitely this is his big chance and people understand that. >> good theater and you'll be watching right here on cbs 5 on wednesday night in denver. >> i'll be there. >> thanks so much. you can find more of melissa's segments on cbssf.com/mornings. >> plenty of complaints on the iphone but are they hurt
again, president obama interrupted john mccain routinely back in 2008. so we really have a recipe for some snujing back and forth. i don't know jim is going to be able to prevent that. it is a bigger deal for romney because he's behind in the polls and had that gaff a couple weeks ago. come off looking good or fall further in the pack >> that seems to be the general consensus. obama seems to be able to stay on the path, he should be fine. mitt romney needs the game change to happen. and...
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andrea, i want your take because senator mccain talked about this strange, bizarre discrepancy between what the administration knew about the intel and what they said to the american people. and now how it was self-evident and trying to muddy the waters. i don't think they will get away with it, especially when it comes to oversight from congress. senator mccain. >> i think it interferes with the depiction that the administration is trying to convey, al-qaeda is on the way. everything is fine in the middle east. >> you think it's political? >> it's certainly political. how else could you trot out, our u.n. ambassador to say this was a spontaneous demonstration? five days later it doesn't pass the smell test. >> we found out that the director of the national intelligence said they didn't think it five days later and they knew it before. some call for susan rice, ambassador to be fired over this. i think whoever told her or failed to tell her the truth should look at being fired. >> andrea: if you watch sunday shows you saw david axelrod again. they are stepping all over the story. every
andrea, i want your take because senator mccain talked about this strange, bizarre discrepancy between what the administration knew about the intel and what they said to the american people. and now how it was self-evident and trying to muddy the waters. i don't think they will get away with it, especially when it comes to oversight from congress. senator mccain. >> i think it interferes with the depiction that the administration is trying to convey, al-qaeda is on the way. everything is...
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retreat with dozens f including paul ryan, karl rove, jeb bush, tim pawlenty, condoleezza rice, and john mccain. he ended his bus tour hauling in something between $6 million and $8 million on wednesday alone. the obama campaign spent more money than it took in last month, spending almost $45 million on tv ads. romney's campaign spent just shy of $16 million. still, the obama campaign predicts that romney and the super packs backing him will have outspent the incumbent by $100 million by the end of june. the president has launched two more ads in eight key battleground states including pennsylvania, florida, and ohio, claiming that while governor of massachusetts mitt romney did cut taxes for the wealthy but raised taxes and fees for everyone else. >> i'm going to reduce taxes. >> as governor mitt romney did cut taxes on millionaires like himself, but raised taxes and fees on everyone jsecreator. >> i know how jobs are created. >> but as a corporate raiders, he shipped jobs to china and mexico. >> so far the obama campaign has outspent romney on ads almost four to one, but if you factor in outs
retreat with dozens f including paul ryan, karl rove, jeb bush, tim pawlenty, condoleezza rice, and john mccain. he ended his bus tour hauling in something between $6 million and $8 million on wednesday alone. the obama campaign spent more money than it took in last month, spending almost $45 million on tv ads. romney's campaign spent just shy of $16 million. still, the obama campaign predicts that romney and the super packs backing him will have outspent the incumbent by $100 million by the...
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relationship that we had and the history and all of those things, and also with for instance senator mccain. i jumped in there as soon as he declared because he has been a friend and he has always been in the center, someone that tried to work on immigration reform, tried to work on environmental issues, energy issues and all the things that i stand for, and he was there in 2003 when i ran in the recall, he was there in 2005 for the special election, he was there again in 2006 for the re-election and when we tried to pass legislation, environmental legislation to make commitments of reducing the greenhouse gases and all of this stuff. he was very supportive in every step of the way so i of course jumped in and helped him right from the beginning. >> if you had been president four years ago instead of barack obama, how would things have been different? you could have been if you were born here. who knows. if you had been, do you honestly think you could have done any better than barack obama has done inheriting such a huge financial mess? is the reality that whoever took over was going to be
relationship that we had and the history and all of those things, and also with for instance senator mccain. i jumped in there as soon as he declared because he has been a friend and he has always been in the center, someone that tried to work on immigration reform, tried to work on environmental issues, energy issues and all the things that i stand for, and he was there in 2003 when i ran in the recall, he was there in 2005 for the special election, he was there again in 2006 for the...
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mccain's lead among white men four years ago was half that. >> mitt romney may have a hard time relating to voters, but he is dialed into white men. they are very much attuned to what he is saying about the economy. >> reporter: in fact, in contrast to the president and that mtv town hall and his visit like the one to "the view," romney sending his wife, ann, instead. his own appearances carefully courting his base. a dozen appearances this year with popular conservative host, sean hannity. and in canton, ohio, tonight, supporters hopeful they can overcome the president's small, but stubborn lead here. the one thing he says that resonates the most? >> jobs. >> reporter: jobs, economy, we hear that so much, diane. with that gender gap among men helping mitt romney, that's why the obama campaign focusing on undecided women who could hold the key now to a second term. diane? high stakes on both sides. >> all right, david, great to have you tonight. and as you said, the presidential race keeps coming back to jobs, and today, a kind of report card for all of us on the nation's economic recove
mccain's lead among white men four years ago was half that. >> mitt romney may have a hard time relating to voters, but he is dialed into white men. they are very much attuned to what he is saying about the economy. >> reporter: in fact, in contrast to the president and that mtv town hall and his visit like the one to "the view," romney sending his wife, ann, instead. his own appearances carefully courting his base. a dozen appearances this year with popular conservative...
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there's always some people -- for instance, mccain. da great relationship with he came out to fight for me in 2003, in 2005, in 2006, and he was campaigning up and down. so of course when he ran for president, i was the first one to jump and to say i'm going to endorse him. it was a no-brainer. the same was with george bush. when he ran, he did great work for us. we had a great relationship, the things he did for california. how quickly he was out there with our fires, how quickly he responded, all the needs that we had. and of course i endorsed him right away, even though we didn't agree on everything, but he was my man. so some other times you just figure, like, i got to wait a little bit, i want to hear the debates, i'm going to look forward to the debates, then i make up my mind. that's where i am rig
there's always some people -- for instance, mccain. da great relationship with he came out to fight for me in 2003, in 2005, in 2006, and he was campaigning up and down. so of course when he ran for president, i was the first one to jump and to say i'm going to endorse him. it was a no-brainer. the same was with george bush. when he ran, he did great work for us. we had a great relationship, the things he did for california. how quickly he was out there with our fires, how quickly he responded,...
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. >> it's a powerhouse panel this weekend, senator john mccain as well. john roberts on fox news sunday at 9 a.m. here on fox 5. we'll see you then. >> thanks. >>> still ahead some words of wisdom. >> not dead, can't quit. i kept repeating this, not dead, can't quit. >> the quadruple amputee has some advice how to reach your full potential. >> and you may be able to get a discount on your iphone. we'll tell you how at 11:00. i hear you're having a tough day, so i brought you a freshly made sandwich. you made me a sandwich? no, dunkin' did. but i wrote the note. dunkin' bakery sandwiches are freshly made just for you. grab a turkey cheddar bacon sandwich today. america runs on dunkin'. >>> a 7-year-old leukemia patient is a hero in more ways than one. ky sapp's ultimate wish came through when he became batman for a day with the help of the arlington police and fire department. he had a full day of crime fighting including the joker's attempt to rob a bank, rescuing a damsel in distress and disarming a bomb in city hall. he got to walk the red carpet on
. >> it's a powerhouse panel this weekend, senator john mccain as well. john roberts on fox news sunday at 9 a.m. here on fox 5. we'll see you then. >> thanks. >>> still ahead some words of wisdom. >> not dead, can't quit. i kept repeating this, not dead, can't quit. >> the quadruple amputee has some advice how to reach your full potential. >> and you may be able to get a discount on your iphone. we'll tell you how at 11:00. i hear you're having a...
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beg to divider, saying aiming for the middle was what did in past gop nominees like bob dole and john mccain. >> well, i think we have learned our lesson. and the lesson we've learned its that we will no longer abandon and apologize for the policies and principles that made this country great for a hollow victory in november. [ cheers and applause ] >> well, here's tonight's truth. the conservative movement has a serious case of the jitters, not sure it can trust romney, not sure if santorum can win, not sure of gingrich period. just not sure. it's an odd place for a movement that had so much vigor and energy coming out of the huge wins of the 2010 election cycle. that sure seems like a long time ago these days. a look at gop turnout in recent weeks suggestion a profound lack of enthusiasm. conversations with c pac meetings means profound lack of consensus. as speak after speaker noted, president obama is a unifying force across the conservative spectrum. but watching the movement soul searching is fascinating. there's a lot of excitement about the next generation. a lot of questions about t
beg to divider, saying aiming for the middle was what did in past gop nominees like bob dole and john mccain. >> well, i think we have learned our lesson. and the lesson we've learned its that we will no longer abandon and apologize for the policies and principles that made this country great for a hollow victory in november. [ cheers and applause ] >> well, here's tonight's truth. the conservative movement has a serious case of the jitters, not sure it can trust romney, not sure if...
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you've been in the situation. >> we have one of the great senators, senator mccain. has for years been a strong believer in immigration reform and he worked together with senator kennedy. he reached across the aisle. i think both of them had a great plan laid out i think they should readdress the plan for the last ten years, maybe four, i haven't become governor, they've talked about needing immigration reform and every time they get into it they say we have an election coming up. well hello, there's a history of america that every two years there's an election. you know, every four years there's a presidential election. there's nothing new, you've got to get the people's work done. we need immigration reform, we've got to solve this problem. we've got to secure the border and we've got to go and make a decision what do we do with the people that are here now. they're scared. that's what is really, frustrating in the way because you have political leader and you have come to capitol hill. you can't be scared of things and hope that you get re-elected and it becomes t
you've been in the situation. >> we have one of the great senators, senator mccain. has for years been a strong believer in immigration reform and he worked together with senator kennedy. he reached across the aisle. i think both of them had a great plan laid out i think they should readdress the plan for the last ten years, maybe four, i haven't become governor, they've talked about needing immigration reform and every time they get into it they say we have an election coming up. well...
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and romney is doing better among seniors than mccain did. let me go to an important voting group for the president. young voters. look at this engagement level. 52% now that call themselves of voters 18 to 34 call themselves extremely interested in this election. four years ago, it was 72%. that 20-point gap. the president wins young voters by huge margins. he is winning by some 20-plus points. but if you don't have the enthusiasm, they are not going to show up to the polls. and the last one here, this is i think the most important one and that's hispanics. the president is winning ÷zspanics by 50 points. however, look at this in terms of interest in the election. 59% now. it was 77%. what does that mean? the president got 65%, i believe, of the hispanics four years ago. even though he'll get more hispanics, if less of them turn out, it's a net zero. and yet you look at republican enthusiasm up, senior enthusiasm up, it's a huge problem. and by the way, all of this, predebate. >> hilary rosen, one of the things you've been talking about is
and romney is doing better among seniors than mccain did. let me go to an important voting group for the president. young voters. look at this engagement level. 52% now that call themselves of voters 18 to 34 call themselves extremely interested in this election. four years ago, it was 72%. that 20-point gap. the president wins young voters by huge margins. he is winning by some 20-plus points. but if you don't have the enthusiasm, they are not going to show up to the polls. and the last one...
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interestingly, when the advantage was with the obama campaign, which in some media markets outspent john mccain four to one. we documented the effect of that difference in the presence of controlling everything else that might have affected voters. and we showed a difference in vote choice based on the amount of money -- differential in the amount of money spent by the two campaigns. and the biggest problem occurs when there's a differential in spending and a high level of deception tied to a high level attack because now you have the worst possible consequences. the whole electoral environment becomes more attack driven with deceptive content that might mislead voters into voting against a candidate they might otherwise support. and it -- by divorcing campaigning from governance, it invites cynicism about our political process. why, after all, if when you're told all these things that are deceptive and then you vote and you don't as a result see forecast governance, should you vote the next time? and that's the theory behind the notion that maybe it does demobilize. there is some evidence of t
interestingly, when the advantage was with the obama campaign, which in some media markets outspent john mccain four to one. we documented the effect of that difference in the presence of controlling everything else that might have affected voters. and we showed a difference in vote choice based on the amount of money -- differential in the amount of money spent by the two campaigns. and the biggest problem occurs when there's a differential in spending and a high level of deception tied to a...